PS 3, When ?

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    Does anyone knows when are they going to start selling the PS 3 ?
     
    Jackobo007, Oct 22, 2004 IP
  2. mopacfan

    mopacfan Peon

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    PS? oh, play station...... never mind. I haven't gotten into the video game thing. They sure do look amazing as far as the graphics go.
     
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  3. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #3
    They are moving up the target date because of the Xbox 2. Traditionally consoles have had a 5 year life cycle, but Xbox 2 is coming out around next summer (it's definitely going to beat the PS3) so life cycles of consoles are being shortened by Microsoft. PS3 will probably follow about 3-5 months after the Xbox 2. So at the very LEAST a year. I would imagine Sony would want it out for Christmas next year, but I wouldn't hold my breath on it.
     
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    I thought sony was trying to get PS3 out before xbox2? By about a month or so at least? with the EA games on xbox live now; it'd be hard to imagine that PS3 will be xbox2 in sales as much as ps2 does xbox.
     
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    is PS3 gonna have an online service like xbox live, or still open like PS2 now?

    oh wait .. isn't the PS3 gonna be a lot more like a media center? DVD, MPEG, networked to PC, etc.?
     
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    xbox 2 better be backwards-compatible, or I might be converting. :angry:
     
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    Funny to see Microsoft getting things out early. Different department than Longhorn. ;)
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    It will be. They are moving to a PowerPC architecture (essentially a G5, the same thing Macs use now). They are fast enough to emulate the x86 architecture of existing Xbox without any problems.
     
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    TwisterMc Mac Guru

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    If they can do that, why can't we emulate PCs better?
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Well one reason is VirtualPC is now owned by Microsoft. You don't really think they would let Macs run Windows faster than a PC, now do you? :)

    We should see some interesting things in that arena though in about 6-9 months (not from Microsoft/Virtual PC).

    http://www.transitive.com/news_quicktransit.htm
    http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64914,00.html

    Already have demoed Quake 3 for x86 Linux running fine on a Mac (with full hardware acceleration no less).
     
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    Good to hear. Not that i need a virtual PC but rollercoaster tycoon 3 is calling me. :p and it's just fun to play with.
     
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    hey does anyone know how much RAM is included onboard the xbox? It's essentially a computer, so I always wondered....

    hehe. I think all of our types are guilty of wanting to control things. When I'm not playing something mindless (like Halo) you'll often find me on Simcity 4, Starcraft, or Rome: Total War.
     
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    64MB in an Xbox.
     
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    Wha? Did I hear you correctly? :eek: And my computer chokes on 512?....Must be damn window's fault. :(
     
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    Dang! When was this thread made, like 2 years ago. Well,if anybody even still look at this thread, it is now September 1,2007 and all 3 next-gen consoles are out now.
     
    dogfire3, Aug 31, 2007 IP